Legal Opinion
Thigpen v. Greenpeace, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 1, 1995No. 93-CV-1321PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Before us is an appeal by a discharged employee seeking to invoke the “very narrow exception” to the at-will doctrine articulated in Adams v. George W. Cochran & Co., Inc., 597 A.2d 28, 34 (D.C.1991). In his complaint, Bobby Charles Thigpen, a payroll clerk for appellee Greenpeace, alleged that in April of 1992, he discovered that Greenpeace was in violation of the District’s minimum wage law, D.C.Code §§ 36-220 et seq. (1993). He notified two of his superiors of his belief. When no action was taken, he filed a complaint with the District’s Wage and Hour Office. In…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Sabine Pilot Service, Inc. v. HauckTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- Adams v. George W. Cochran & Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Sorrells v. Garfinckel's, Brooks Bros., Miller & Rhoads, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Nolting v. National Capital Group, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Riggs v. Home Builders InstituteDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002
- Domen v. National Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1996
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